May 29, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Biancone: Florida-bred Lennilu ‘The Right Horse’ for Royal Ascot

• Florida-bred Smooth Cruisein Enters Grade 3 Triple Bend at Santa Anita

Is Your Horse Really Chilling in Your Barn?

• FTBOA Board of Directors Election Notice

• Bidding for Fasig-Tipton June Digital Sale Now Open

• FTBOA Awards Gala 2025

• The Florida Horse Podcast E57 – Preakness Connections

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Lennilu - ©Ryan Thompson


Biancone: Florida-bred Lennilu 'The Right Horse' for Royal Ascot

Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Winner Slated for Queen Mary


BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Undefeated in two career starts, Florida-bred Lennilu has given trainer Patrick Biancone confidence that the gray 2-year-old filly is ready to take on Royal Ascot.

FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell with Jackie Ventura accepting the award for Champion  Turf Female Dancing N Dixie with husband Tom Ventura.

Tiago Pereira - ©Benoit


Florida-bred Smooth Cruisein Enters Grade 3 Triple Bend at Santa Anita

BY STEVE KOCH


Smooth Cruisein will line up in Saturday's Grade 3 Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita Park as the Florida-bred 3-year-old seeks his first graded stakes victory.

©Horizon Structures


Is Your Horse Really Chilling in Your Barn?

BY NIKKI ALVIN-SMITH


The heat of summer will soon be upon us, and the warm weather usually results in horse owners opting to bring their horses inside the barn during the daytime to protect them from the hot sun and pesky flying bugs.

FTBOA Board of Directors Election Notice

The timeline for the 2025 FTBOA Board of Directors election was finalized at the Board meeting held on May 23, 2025. The Board will nominate at least one candidate for each of the available Director positions.

Bidding for Fasig-Tipton June Digital Sale Now Open

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 97 entries for its June Digital Sale, which may be viewed online at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is now open and will close Tuesday, June 3, beginning at 2 p.m. EST.


The catalogue offers horses of racing age, breeding stock – including mares with foals at foot – two-year-olds in training, and yearlings.

Special Edition Episode!

FTBOA Awards Gala 2025

Horse Capital TV's exclusive coverage of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Champions and Awards Gala, held on May 12, 2025, in Ocala, Florida. Join us as we honor the standout champions and connections of the 2024 season, hosted by Barbara Hooper.

Watch Now!

THE FLORIDA HORSE PODCAST:

Episode 57 – Preakness Connections

Join Brock Sheridan for a recap of Florida connections to this year's Preakness Stakes.

The FTBOA has consistently defeated attempts to decouple Thoroughbred horse racing, thanks to the advocates, industry leaders, and state officials who have joined our efforts. This is a fight we can win.

#FTBOA #FloridaThoroughbreds #NoToDecoupling

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